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Motivation, Values, And Career Research Among University Students

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  • Eva Gergely

    (University of Deberecn Faculty of Economics Istitute of Management and Organisation)

  • Anita Pierog

    (University of Deberecn Faculty of Economics Istitute of Management and Organisation)

Abstract

Career and motivation examinations are an interesting point to consider at all times. This is not only the company leaders need to find and hire the adequate employee but they have to be capable of keeping them. However, what motivates the individual? What is necessary for employees to stay at the organization? What kind of carrier expectation they have? These questions are not only important when somebody is in the system but when somebody is at the beginning of their work. Due to these questions, we have considered important to carry out examinations on motivation, value, and career among the employees and students. The research has been conducted among the students at the University of Debrecen Faculty of Economics. These students will be the fresh enterers of the labor market and may become talented employees of organizations. In the research joint surveys have been applied. The questionnaires were related to working values, values, motivation and career. The sample contains 235 full-time students. One of the positive results of the examination is sampled students are strongly performance motivated. Regarding their performances, the pursuit of success and the need for execution tasks are important, and the high level of effort-performance is outstanding. The results are closely aligned with the sampled students because personal development is important to them and this is a typical age characteristic. The appearance for fulfilling basic needs such as safety, material and physical environment and self-assertion also have a key role. Regarding their career orientation security is in the center of attention. They do not want reputation with all their hearts. Furthermore, management and leadership are not the most important for them. The career anchor analysis has also proved this because leader competence was the lowest career anchor. In the future it would be worth extending the research to the other faculties of the University of Debrecen or other Hungarian Universities. The extended research may result in a representative sample and it would be appropriate to explore gender and professional differences. Furthermore, differences between MA and BA programs may be unrevealed.

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  • Eva Gergely & Anita Pierog, 2016. "Motivation, Values, And Career Research Among University Students," Annals of Faculty of Economics, University of Oradea, Faculty of Economics, vol. 1(1), pages 933-943, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ora:journl:v:1:y:2016:i:1:p:933-943
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    1. Schein, Edgar Henry., 1974. "Career anchors and career paths : a panel study of management school graduates," Working papers 707-74., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
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    Keywords

    motivation; career; value; education; work values inventory; career anchor;
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    JEL classification:

    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation

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